Tech, AI & Leadership – Evening of Insight & Connection

Join WiBD and Netlight for an inspiring evening exploring how AI is reshaping technology, leadership, and careers.

🚀 Tech, AI & Leadership – An Evening of Insight & Connection

We’ll kick off with a hands-on tech talk on navigating today’s AI-driven landscape, followed by a panel discussion that goes beyond data to examine perspectives on AI, transformation, and emotional intelligence. Expect practical insights, real-world experiences, and honest conversations from women working at the forefront of AI, cloud, and digital transformation.

The evening wraps up with an interactive quiz, prizes, and plenty of time to connect with fellow technologists, AI enthusiasts, and industry peers.

Event Agenda:

6:30 pm – Registration

7:00 pm – Welcome & Introductions - Introduction to WiBD and Netlight

7:15 pm – Tech Talk. “The Modern Technologist’s Survival Guide: AI Edition”
Speaker: Anna Polizzotto, Senior AI & Data Engineer, Netlight

7:35 pm – Panel Discussion. “More Than Data: Women’s Role in AI”
Panelists:

• Blirona Keraj, Data & AI Cloud Engineer, STACKIT
• Dr. Janine Hagen, AI Transformation Leader & Coach, BBH Group

8:10 pm – Quiz & Prizes

8:20 – 10:00 pm – Networking

Speaker:
Anna Polizzotto, Senior AI & Data Engineer, Netlight

Anna Polizzotto is a senior AI and data engineer at Netlight, where she develops practical solutions for complex challenges across banking, insurance, and the public sector. She specialises in building AI applications that enable organisations to process and extract insights from large volumes of text and documents.

Working in both hands-on development and technical leadership roles, Anna bridges technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure AI solutions are effective, actionable, and grounded in real-world needs. Her work is driven by a passion for making advanced AI technologies accessible—and preferably built in good company.

Panelists:

Blirona Keraj
Blirona bridges cloud engineering with data science and AI, drawing on her background in Business Informatics and a Master’s degree in Data Science and AI from Germany. Currently, she builds scalable Data and AI cloud-based services at STACKIT. Driven by deep curiosity for this ever-evolving field, she continuously gains experience and creates impactful solutions that enable customers to leverage AI effectively within their business use cases.

Dr. Janine Hagen
Dr. Janine Hagen works at the intersection of artificial and emotional intelligence. With over 15 years of experience leading digital transformation initiatives, she has recently driven AI transformation at the Serviceplan AI Lab, asambeauty, and currently the BBH Group. In addition to her corporate roles, Janine empowers leaders as a coach and trainer, helping them master emotions as a critical leadership capability in the age of AI.